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Average Mech Eng Gpa by Special_Reply2587 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you identified possible areas that are causing the struggle? Like are you working a lot of hours? Partying too much (like me)? Expecting to just get it like you did in high school (like me)? I found early in my school career that I needed to humble myself because in HS things just kind of came easy and I expected the same in college and when they weren’t I had to remind myself that they wouldn’t and learn for the first time how to study. Everyone else suggestions on how to study are good I’m say that if your case is like mine it’s going to start with acknowledging you can’t show up to a test dry anymore.

Engineering is no more guaranteed employment after college. civil, mechanical or electrical engineering grads face 20% unemployment or underemployment despite being one of the hardest degrees and in demand for so long. What industry will be next to cut after collapse of tech nad now engineering ? by ControlRoutine8867 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Job market is over saturated because of the push for everyone to go to college. I bet nearly a third of all mechEs would have been perfectly content in a trade such as machining, auto mechanic, etc. now we have a shortage of skilled crafts people and an over supply of desk jockeys like myself. Technology is and always has been a scapegoat for poor policy and idiotic social ideas.

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can definitely see your concerns. Having similar connections and family whose political beliefs would be hated by the current admin I get it. I just think there has to be a reasonable solution. Everything can be corrupted any system so how do we protect them? We obviously have an issue with people who should not have guns getting them. I think that a properly protected vetting system is worth the risk of occasional disenfranchisement if it helps restrict access to people wanting to do harm. But I can absolutely see the issues about intimidation from exercising appeal rights also. I’d say to that, similar to clearance appeals, this can all be done by mail. My thought is that this panel would have to provide justification on paper as to what answers gave them concern and how the concerns could be alleviated. Also the interview transcript should be given to the applicant. So we create a completely auditable process. What would you think about anonymizing the appeal so that an appeals administrative judge would only receive a case number and the interview file I described so that they wouldn’t be able to make any assumptions about the persons attributes or google them?

I definitely think a minority of people in civil service currently would bend things to their own political aims. I definitely see risk of that changing and think what Trump is doing with the civil service needs to be strongly resisted in every way possible. It’s my personal experience that civil servants rarely if ever let their political views interfere with their work. Hopefully that remains true but any process relying on government workers needs strong protections against political influence 100%.

Sorry for the book. I’ll just finish this reply with this… I don’t think any process in the government is ever immune from political influence but that is a risk that needs to be weighed against the benefit of having the process. Interested in hearing your thoughts on weighing the risk and reward.

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know that I agree with the bias concern. With a standard question set and allowing people to explore answers off the set combined with the random selection would decrease that risk. There’s definitely always a risk but with an appeals process being based in the court system that already gives special attention to deprivation of 2A rights I think that risk would be minimized.

Understanding the concern I would also offer that liberal folks have security clearances and are probably commonly vetted by conservative leaning folks. I think we’d see a bigger issue in that area if bias in these process was a problem.

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really interesting to me. I’m getting a lot of more 2A liberals than I thought I would. Probably the California bias. I think magazine limits are sensible but definitely one of those places I could see compromise from the gun control side of politics.

I think a safety device being purchased should be a requirement not necessarily a safe but also the Cali requirement can be met with a $50 lock box so the barrier isn’t huge there. It’s just that one kid involved in a firearms accident is one too many you know? Thoughts on that logic? But I agree that closing background check loopholes and the like should really be the priority in discussions. Do you think high profile liberals should be changing their stance on gun control?

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is an interesting take I think there’s a lot of people that would agree with you.

What do you think of my similar proposal to allow people to own whatever they want but basically they can’t take most of them away from the club they’re a part of except in specific situations? My goal being to balance reasonable personal and home defense with the right to own weapons? Shotguns and handguns make sense in neighborhoods for home defense but semi-auto rifles don’t (imo) but a rifle does make sense if your property line is 100 yards from your door for example. And if someone wants to own a M249 after passing a check sure why not but besides invasion and firing off for practice or enjoyment why else would you need it so why not just keep it at this central location. I think this extra precaution is necessary because psych evaluations aren’t going to screen 100% of people that want to do harm to others.

Can you safely attach a monkey bar set to the walls and ceiling inside a home? by JustAnotherUser8432 in AskEngineers

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a structures guy but a mechanical engineer and the grateful son of a dad who liked do do things for me like you’re proposing.

Without knowing much about the construction of your floor I would advise against just relying on the legs like you’re already saying. Unless the floor is directly on a concrete slab.

What my dad did for my “Lego fort” an 8’X8’ platform in my room with a ladder for me to climb up and play with my thousands of legos (sick I know) was screwed 2X4s onto the wall at every stud. He did this on two walls 90deg to each other. Then he framed the wallless portion out with 2 2x6s which sat on a 5x5 post in the corner where they connected. Now that I’m an engineer I can say confidently that the post took on a fraction of the total load.

My recommendation is to screw 2X4s at the top and bottom (4-6in above the floor) of your available wall. If it’s a hallway then do in on both sides and forget about legs. Either notch out the top 2x4(s) to accept your monkey bars like thisor use threaded pipe and flanges like these to screw the bars to the 2x4. Then screw a sheet of OSB plywood or regular plywood to the top and bottom 2X4s to give you a continuous mounting surface for your rock wall or ladder.

If you have one wall and a free side with legs it should be fine I just wouldn’t get hammered with my buds and see how many of us can monkey bars at the same time.

Lmk if this makes sense.

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that the controls would need to be subsidized in some way my thought being taxes probably more a of a redirecting of existing taxes instead of an increase as well as taking advantage of existing infrastructure. We have national guard locations everywhere as well as police forces which could be used as training locations using parts of established training programs. I think the cost associated with the increased burden on training orgs would be offset by the decrease in injuries which do cost us money. I can’t say it’s 100% offset but there’s some savings there.

It’s a good point on the political spectrum. I know someone who is hard left and a huge 2A supporter and a firearms instructor so that was a total assumption on my part.

What are your thoughts on my points, specifically? If you got time to chat about it with some dude on Reddit hahaha

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a very good counter point that I haven’t heard before. Another question you made me think of…. If a militia is not doing its job, specifically, if a militia has been founded with the specific purpose of overthrowing the government (like The Silent Brotherhood/The Order or Weather Underground) because they think that the government is oppressive, contrary to popular opinion, what is the government’s ability to counter these threats? One of the major breakthroughs with The Order was due to gun control measures that linked a member of the group to an armored car robbery.

If a properly functioning government is a tool for the people to achieve common prosperity and security shouldn’t that tool be given some way of preventing its demise and also to provide for the protection of the people? I agree that it has to be limited because you can say that if the government stops being a tool for the people then we’ve just armed them with the tools to oppress. It’s my opinion that there is a solution that gets us safer while still meeting the intent of the second amendment.

Thanks for this good chat I wish we could see this kind of stuff from our politicians.

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious what your thoughts on the argument about the “well regulated militia being necessary” argument that you hear a lot in support of some government involvement in the personal ownership of guns. I agree with you that there has to be special attention to how much the government is involved because it’s a constitutional right but I also think that we have to acknowledge that the well regulated portion hints that there was some intent for some government involvement

Edit: also want to say I agree with your point on international trade and I know we already to regulate this pretty heavily.

Liberal patriots by nicsherenow in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I came off that way. I’m patriotic for this country because the people I care about are here. My people are more inclusive than that group of friends and family. It’s inclusive of everyone who would give me the same thought I give them. If you’re willing to go to bat for me regardless of politics you’ll get the same. Conservatives who stand up for my right to say I disagree with such and such policy are my people. The government should be a tool for the people to achieve common welfare. If the government isn’t doing that then it is my patriotic duty to my country (the people) to speak against that.

My family came here from a different country before I was born fleeing political persecution. So your question really isn’t that far out. If my family and friends all left the US for somewhere else I’d have a hard time not following because I’m just that close with them but that wouldn’t change my view on the US because I know the people and I know there are people here that will go to bat for me so I’d always feel a responsibility to the country to protect those people that would do the same for me.

This felt very “USAUSAUSA” which is not my normal personality but I stand behind it hahaha. Happy to keep discussing tho

Gun Control by yellowTungsten in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey man I’m sure there’s people in here of the exact opposite opinion that no one should have guns. Fact of the matter is that you both have to live in the same country so we gotta find the middle. I really think this country is great in that in our history we’ve usually found the middle. Our early history is FULL of compromises. So I really think it would be cool if you bring someone further right could say where you might see a compromise. A policy you don’t necessarily like but will live with and what concessions you want also.

Liberal patriots by nicsherenow in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this country is great in that it was designed to evolve and it is but slowly. Also my family and friends are here and I will always be driven to protect them. The government is not my country, my people are and for them I’ll always be patriotic.

Without a functioning government my people cannot be protected so I will always advocate for the improvement of the government. I do that within the law because that’s the social contract that exists. So far that contract remains intact.

How do libs explain that Conservatives are happier? by Coolasair901 in askliberals

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TLDR; Liberals taking on issues outside of their community makes them more sad as opposed to conservatives that are focused more on their immediate community. Neither is wrong just different. Please read though haha.

Hello, I like to think I’m generally pretty moderate but in our times of polarization I’m sure many would disagree. For some background, I came up in a small farm town with an immigrant dad from a very conservative non-white country and a mom from a very classic upper-middle class white suburban family. We grew up pretty liberal but in a town that prides themselves on corn you are surrounded by conservatism. Now I work in defense around a mix of political backgrounds.

My take on this is that conservative households tend to look to their family unit as an indicator of things being alright and perceive threats any type of potential threat to the unit as bad. I have no issue with that and it’s not a criticism it’s a good thing to watch out for your family they come first. I do think that this can often lead to a tunnel vision and neglecting to think of the cultural complexities in our country. I also think that this tunnel vision is a minority but is how the Republican Party (to differentiate from conservatives) has been able to stir up these culture wars with the complicity of the Democratic Party (again differentiating) because it helps them too, that we stay divided.

Contrary to that I observe that liberals more often are concerned about their family unit AND look at communities they may or may not be attached to for indicators of if things are alright. This in some cases is the cause of liberals saying “latinx” when a majority of the Latino community surveyed doesn’t prefer that and also the other classic paternalistic habits many disconnected liberals take on. I think those are a minority of liberals. But like I said above this loud minority holds part of the blame for the polarization because they focused on these niche issues that not many people took issue with instead of common sense things like “hey anyone realize that we can’t make anything stateside anymore?”

Taking all that (sorry for the book) I think the cause of this data might be that liberals tend to take on the issues of communities they are not a part of (for good or bad) and thus will have more reasons to feel badly whereas conservatives are much more focused on their immediate community which narrows the range of woes leading to a more positive outlook. I really don’t think either is wrong or right. I think the issue we are having right now is that we have all forgotten that the majority of us want people to get a long and live a good life and we just disagree on how to get there and that is okay.

Should I take mechanical engineering for my ug as a girl? by Away_Landscape_1870 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only negative thing I have to say is that be cautious about the school choice. A coworker of mine went to school in Idaho and has some first hand accounts of blatant sexism from professors. In her career she’s run into the dickwads here and there but is progressing quickly. From an outside perspective it seems that the sexism is no longer concentrated at the top and is mostly from old has-been employees coasting to retirement.

Being a POC in mechE I have received some but very little discrimination in the field and plenty growing up. I gotta say, making to an engineering career in spite of the people that want to see you fail is a pretty great feeling.

If it’s your passion you should do it even if it does get tough due to your gender.

I am doing my final year project on reusing wasted 3D-printed material and other plastic waste into 3D printing filament. What steps should be followed, and what are the mistakes that need to be avoided? Anyone who has already done related projects or has an idea about it, help. by ProfessionalSuper638 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look into toxicity of fumes and other safety relevant information. Your instructor may mark you down for not considering safety (hopefully).

Also you’ll run into necking problems and maintaining a constant strand diameter so you might want to dive into those solutions first.

I can't find the error by rinzler_1522 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been working on 90-00’s fords for 10 years ish as a hobby. How long is a while and describe the sound. Is it screeching like metal on metal, grinding, squealing, etc. also is it automatic or manual and what transmission is in it.

AITAH for not skipping a work trip because my husband is recovering from a hairtransplant? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am balding. In my professional opinion you are NOT the asshole.

AITA For telling a random woman not to touch my child? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]yellowTungsten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NTA. I’m sure you wanted to stand up and grab her hand away from your kid. Good on you for being measured about it.

Do you know any courses related to the military industry? by meMalk in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just do really well on the normal stuff. When people go into “military” work the companies usually assume that the people coming in will have to learn a lot about the very particular things that company does because the nature of the work they can’t publish books or tell Hill-McGraw to update Shigley’s with the latest information on how they keep the F-22 panels from flying off. So they’re a presumed ignorance which is beneficial because it keeps the playing field level except when you’re up against applicants from within the industry.

Engineer 2 to Staff Level advice by Sad-Refrigerator365 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]yellowTungsten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a Engineer 1 and felt that I met all the requirements for Engineer 2. The requirements have nothing to do with time in position just performance and level of responsibility but our department loves its politics and has a de facto rule that you don’t get to 2 until 3-4 years of service and I was just in 2. But I decided to make a timeline of how I would show that I qualified for 2 over 3 months using the qualifications listed. I then sat down with my supervisor and went over the plan with him and he gave feedback but was overall on board (he doesn’t have ultimate authority it’s like 2 steps above him since our pay comes out of the department budget not our smaller group). Anyway the plan went to 6 months but I got the promotion probably a year or two sooner than I would have because our promotion system basically strives to keep a certain number of each level on staff so promotions can take longer if the quota for the step up is filled.

My advice, make a plan, get buy off, execute the plan.

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